Wheeled sounding toy



sept. so, 1947.`

H. B. MORRIS 2,428,124

WHEELED SOUNDING TOY Filed Nov. 28, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Sept. 30, 1947. H. B. MORRIS WHEELED SOUNDING TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledNov. 2s, 1959 Patented Sept. 30, 1947 2;428124 `a-vviffntiiizmisoUNDING 'roy Harold-7B. Mori-is; Somerset @entendi/lass, eplicationNovember 2s, 1929,'seria1m0fau51s fsectienfs, Putuemw sea-Augustin, iPateiutl expires Novem^=ber-`28,'l1959 Q Claims.

l :My -invention s relates tp 'improvements in lwheeled s'ounding Itoys. "A main -Y object of vmy invention' is to;` provide an sounding toy actuated by'the motion ofzthefve'hicle, ,preferably bythe .revolution `oa `wheel'thereof inzcontact with ghave': aftendencytofblowthenrl on every occasion.

`For 4this,c purpose i I fprovide fafvibra-tory -reed and horn meansfffor fdeeotingfia-nd:concentrating-fthe vibziations fof-said greeds. .=To more --particularly -simulate the moisefsof-.fa twin thorn I preferably Aemploy'A afpluralityoffreeds and fhorn meansi for said reeds. Another.souzndwhichlI'haveA found attract-ive to children is that v-of-a horn commonly fused onfan'zelectric 1101- Diesel'train, which may be `easily f simulated @by VAian Ianalogous type I 'of 1 reed @structure F-By #suitable :modificationsfof f my I invention I may prov-ide 'ia wheeled sounding. toy cwhich will :simu-late 1' the successive i notes -fof a chord or -Ya portion-of musical ffscalescore -or tune, @either :coniointlyporwin suohiiquick succession thatthey '.mayf'blend to" produce .'fharmony. A.-Itiis-apparent, eh"owever,"thatffanyfV type/'of multipleasounds #may ebeaproduc'ed conjoi-ntly or inianynldesiredtime rsequence bymyfinvention.

.A further :object foif''iny invention is .to-provide sa f-.fwheeled sounding `ltoy 'f-withl' fthe above v'desiriablefisoundcharacteristicsvconstructed of a :relvatively @small linumbertior `l.inexpensive f easily refplaceable parts, ffbut' which 'are f yso simple f vand strong ias yto i notrfget iout of order-for :need re- V`-placernent over .aarelativelyilong period', of time.

57A; furtherfobject @ofy viaitdiiferent: embodiment of '.imyl':nventionfisxto.provide a wheeled .sounding IJ. toy f in which:l pressure 1 :may abe built up rin a storage f' reservoir cbyffthe 1 .motion @of `the vehicle eand'which "may-tbe f actuated atfwill independently fof themotionzof rthevehicle.

sAfurther obj'ectxof'my inventionsin any modi- Arlcation .thereof is f'to-.gprovider'rlaf Wheeled sound- 2 In the drawings:

Fig, 1 is adiagrammatic Vreverse r plan .viewf'. of -a lWheeled sounding toy-constructed iinaccordance f withfmy invention,l in :ani-embodiment comprising a toylautomobile,

f Fig 2' .isa transverse; sectional ivieW.- taken along the lin-e y2-2-o,f.;;Fig 11,-:but-vwithzthe :airsac'k preferably vemployed :in 5 inated zposition.

isadetailed central vertical longitudinal Ysectionalfview takenffalongttneiine 3--3.;of Fig. y1 of aportion Joffthef .device fshown `in fFig. 1,5 ibut with the air'sacknartially .sh-own .f in .e1evation lin inflated position.

1 Eig. :4- is-.a-transverseesectionaiview similarito Fig; 2 wwith-,the'aairf-,sack sin .defiatedepostion v Fig, 5y fis;` :a detailed. rlongitudinal sectional view similar to Eig. with the fair` sack in l. deflated position.

'Fig. -6.is a-detailed horizontal-:sectional view of the lfmulti-ple reed :..struc'ture -.I 1 employ inthe .embodiment Ishown lin Figs. 1 5 and adjant VTPortions of the vhorns and `airsack.

Fig. '7 is .a sectionallview through. the sackalong theline 1--1 of Fig; 6,1. showfingtthe multiple reed structure xin'gencl elevation.

Y Fig. 8 ris eaccentralfvertical longitudillilwsectional --view yof .'a Amodicationv of `my :invention :comprising a toy -irailroad :train ,in Awhich .the soundL :device .,is "actuated at will independently '.ofitheiair. sack during motion f of said vehicle,

A1lig. f.9 isa-'rear elevationfof thezembodiment of myinvention shown :in Figf.

:inA AEigs. 1-17,` I have .shown Vfmy invention as appl-ied to a'wheeledsoundingtoyin simulation. of an automobile, whereas .in the :embodiment hof my invention shown in Figs.y Stand 9, I have shown rn yinv.ention` as -lappled -to a wheeled sounding toy railroad car I0-movin g overa ltoy railroad track 12,1 although itis obvious that my invention; maybe applied Vinsimulation vof any type ofaa wheeledvtoy'vehicle -in which@J sound device is vhactuated by `movement* of .4 the vehicle, or otherwise.

vrInsofar- .as- ,the/principles of vmy invention .are concerned, -it .isI obvious that any .type of locomotion may -be employed- .forlvthe-v wheeled sounding -`toy,.namely,fthatitfmay be4 operated by electrical powenmechanical poweril orHby the powerrofea l55..ohi1d onotherhumanaoranirnalvitselfamena;

In all embodiments shown, the toy includes a frame I2 preferably having a suitable door I4 mounted thereon. As stated, my invention is particularly adapted to simulate sounds such as that of an automobile twin horn or the horn of an electric train, which have a particular appeal to children', and lfor thispurpose I employ reed means I6 which preferably comprise a plurality of reeds Ia and IIib,` each preferably of different vibratory characteristics capable ofkproducing different sounds.

In order to reflect and concentrate the sound produced by the individual reed means, I preferably employ in combination therewith, horn means I8 for said reeds, in my preferred embodiment comprising an individual horn I8n and |81 for each respective reed I68L and |61. To ac- Y :tuate said respective reed means I provide airv fthe vehicle and infwhich means are provided actuated at will independently of said means for building up pressure in said reservoir to open the reservoir to actuate the sound device.

In all embodiments of my invention shown, the wheeled sounding toy preferably includes a frame :I2 having afloor I4. I, preferably employ Vas my iimproved air pump and the controlling means ftherefor, an axle `2E! rotatable on movement of a set of wheels 22 having an eccentric crank portion 211V preferably having a roller 26 thereon and 'a' deflatable air sack 28 mounted underneath said floor I4 having anlopen neck portion 30 preferably having a bead 32 enclosing the smaller ends of said respective horns I8a and I8h therein. As

more particularly shown in Figs, 6 and 7, where k a plurality of horns are employed adapted t0 be actuated in unison, the reeds I6a and IGb may be mounted in the side Wall 34a or 3131 of a respective horn mouth piece 36a or 36h to extend obliquely across said horn It is obvious that any type of reed structure known in the art may be employed, preferably" one as shown of a size less than the areaof therhorn mouth pieceso as 'to permit an influx of fairv through said mouth piece from the outer end of the horn for a purpose to be described, and yet capable of vibration i Yon the eiilux of air out through said horn to provide the desired sound. As shown more particuvlarly in Fig. 7, it is thus apparentl that for this `purpose the areas of the reed structures IGa and ISb are less respectively than the areas of the respective mouthpieces 38e and 36b of said horns. While I preferably employ a deiatable air sack '28; it is obvious that any of the equivalent types of air pumps may be employed, such as a standard type of bellows, pistons, diaphragms, etc. I

have found that for'pu'rposes of cheapness, any

suitable type of rubber air sack may be employed, preferably one which is inherently self-inflatable, namely, one in which the rubber tends to resiliently resume its original shape, the air for this purpose of self-inflation in my preferred embodiment passing Aaround `the portions of the horn mouth pieces 36a and 36b not taken-up by the respective reed r'structures yI6a and |69( lIt is ob- 1 vious, however, that inthe embodiments of-my 4 invention shown in Figs. 1-7 and Figs. 8-9, a separate compression plate 38 may be employed which may be of a sufficient weight to automatically open up the air sack 28 to permit its selfination through said respective mouth pieces. In the embodiments of my invention shown, as stated, I preferably employ thecompression plate 38 adapted to be contacted vby .the roller 26 and which may be of suiiicient weight if desired to aid in inflating the sack 28. Said compression plate 38 may be suitably mounted on the frame in any suitable manner. In the embodiment shown, however, for this purpose I have mounted a block 40 transversely of said frame underneath the open neck 30 of said sack 28, and I have provided a spring pivot plate 42 as the means for pivotally mounting said compression plate on said block to permit inflation of said sack, said compression plate being normally urged by gravity to a lower position tending to open up and inflate the sack 28 attached thereto and adapted to be contacted by said roller 26 to be lifted to a raised position to deflate said sack, Said compression plate 38 is provided with a lower surface shaped to oscillate on contact with the roller 26 on said crank portion 24 on rotation of a set of wheels 22 in a clock-wise or a counter-clockwise direction, and for :this purpose the rear end 44 of said plate is bent upwardly to a substantially horizontal plane, in any event said compression plate being of a length to extend past the rearmost point of the orbit of rotation of said crank arm 24. As stated hitherto,`I have shown in Figs. 8 and 9 a device employing the features of my invention heretofore described, but in which an independent reservoir 6U is interposed between the air sack 28" thereof and the reed IG" thereof or other sound device employed. In this embodiment, a suitable pipe 62 connects the air sack 28 to said reservoir Gil, the air sack 28'. being duly inflated and deflated by the compression plate 38" duly'raised by contact with the crank shaft 24" thereof during revolution of the axle 20" in similar manner as in the other embodiments, and lowered by the gravity of the compression plate 38', or the inherent tendency of the sack 28" to resume its original position, to charge successive air blasts withinsaid reservoir on each respective rotation of said axle 28". In the embodiment shown, the pipe 62 is provided withthe reservoir inlet valve 6,4. The reed I6'" or other sound device employed is connected by a suitable pipe 66 to said reservoir 60, and is provided with a reservoir outlet valve B8 therein. Means are provided actuated at will independently of said anl sack during motion of said vehicle to conjointly open said reservoir outlet valve 68 to sound `the sound device I' and to close the reservoir inlet valve 54 to discharge said air sack 28" to atmosphere to actuate said sound device Ib'" independently. of the charging pulsations of said air sack 28 on each revolution of the crank shaft 24 on movement ofthe vehicle, said means comprising a lever 'I0 pivotally mounted on said frame I2 to depend to a position adjacent the track .12 onA whichthe wheels 22. in this `embodiment ride, having a'rod 'I3'pivotally mounted thereon extending longitudinally ofA said frame and a link 'I4 connecting anend of said rod 12 to said reservoir outlet valve 68 and a link I6 connecting -the other end of saidrodto said reservoir inlet valve 64. VA suitable projection 'I8 is provided projecting upwardly from said track'12 adapted-to contact said lever 'I0 to'move the rod 'I24 to Lopen the reservoir outlet valve 66 to provide a charge of air from said reservoir 60 to sound the sound device 16' at will as desired, and if desired, close the reservoir inlet valve 64 to discharge said air sack 28' to atmosphere, to thus actuate said sound device |6"' independently of the charging pulsations of said air sack on movement of the vehicle. The spring 80 may be provided to return the lever l0 to a neutral position to be again contacted by a suitable projection I8 projecting upwardly from said track for a repeated sound. If desired, however, the reservoir inlet valve 64 and its suitable connecting link 16 may be dispensed with, thereby providing a sometimes desirable pulsating throb to the sound produced.

It is apparent, however, that any other type of means may be employed to contact the valve 68 and also the valve 64 when employed and that any known type of pneumatically operated toy may be substituted for the sound device.

It is apparent, therefore, that I have provided a novel type of wheeled sounding toy with the ad? vantages described above.

It is understood that my invention is not limited to the specific embodiments shown and that various deviations may be made therefrom without departing from the spirit and scope of th'e appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a Wheeled sounding toy, air pump means, a storage reservoir, crank shaft means mounted eccentrically of the axis of a wheel to actuate said air pump means to build up pressure in said reservoir, means normally connecting said air pump means to said storage reservoir having a reservoir inlet valve therein, a vibratory reed sound device, means connecting said device to said storage reservoir having a reservoir outlet valve therein, and means actuated at will independently of said air pump means during motion of the vehicle to conjointly open said reservoir outlet valve to sound the sound device and close the reservoir inlet valve to discharge said air pump means to atmosphere to actuate said sound device independently of the pulsations of said air pump means.

2. In a wheeled sounding toy, air pump means, a storage reservoir, crank shaft means mounted eccentrically of the axis of a wheel to deflate said air pump means, means normally connecting said air pump means to said storage reservoir having f a reservoir inlet valve therein, a sound device, means connecting said device to said storage reservoir having a reservoir outlet valve therein, and means actuated at will independently of said air pump means during motion of the vehicle to conjointly open said reservoir outlet valve to sound the sound device and close the reservoir inlet valve to discharge said air pump means -to atmosphere to actuate said sound device independently of the pulsations of said air pump means.

3. In a wheeled toy, air pump means, a storage reservoir, means operatively connecting a wheel to said air pump meansI means connecting said air pump means to said storage reservoir, outlet means connected to said storage reservoir having a reservoir outlet valve therein, and means actuated at will independently of said air pump means during motion of the vehicle to open said reservoir outlet valve to actuate said outlet valve.

4. In a wheeled sounding toy, air pump means, a storage reservoir, crank shaft means mounted eccentrically of the axis of a wheel to actuate said air pump means, means connecting said air pump means to .said storage reservoir, a sound device, means connecting said sound device to said storage reservoir having a reservoir outlet valve therein, and means actuated at will independently of said air pump means during motion of the vehicle to open said reservoir outlet valve to actuate the sound device,

5. In a wheeled sounding toy, a reed, horn means for said reed, a deiiatable air sack having one side thereof mounted adjacent a xed part of said sounding toy, a compression plate of substantial weight secured to the opposite side of said air sack, means projecting radially from the axle of said wheel to urge said compression plate towards said xed part to deflate the air sack to actuate said reed, said compression plate being of sufficient Weight to positively innate said air sack after passage of said radially projecting means past said compression plate.

HAROLD B. MORRIS.

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